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June 4, 1929. H; G.' GILLMOR I R 17,314

ANTICREEPER Original Filed Au 2, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR June 4, 1929. GILLMORM Re. 17,314

Reiesiid June 4,1929,

. lYI yinvention relatesto devices for preyenb mg the longlt'udlnal' creep; offrallroed rails,

pa hle of taking a firm andvreliahle 11016011 {theraih Anothenobjectpisto provide adeaifected' vibration, s movement of the rail temporari1y,,ina dii eetion'the reverse of that creepers on therails engaged thereby. 9

A further objjeet'is to' pi'oyidehdevice C011? struoted-in one piece, whiehfiney he quickly f and io'onv'eniently epplieci to the fail by: un-

skilled labor. t v The-device possesses other features of new eltyi'a'nd advantage, which; With the fores oingfwill beiohvious from theffollowing' ,5 fdese1 iption.

"Two e nbodirnentsf ofthe invention are which:

3o seetion 'showing th'edevieeinposition; it Figure 2'1sa side elevation, w th the-Cross V l Figure is an elevation, with the rail} 11" l the devioe toythe rail;

- vet-ion With therail in section encifzigside elevation Withthec 'oss tie inseoti'on, shoWin 40f "another form of the devioe in pia'ceon the reif 1 1Figure?illhstretesthe application ofthe *jfldevi eeto the'rail i I i such devices-being conimonly 'known as anti- 5 Oneof theobjects of-theainvention isto, provide a, devic'eof, this type whichwill be. simple, in its constrnetion, inexpensive to manufacture,lightin eightfstrong and cit-3 ,vice whose grip. upon the rail will, he

in whiohfthe. i'ililtends to creep or by any other cause tenchn'gto loosen the grip of ent-1 shown; in the accompanyingdrawings; in

Eigm'e I is tainl elevation, withthe rail in.

tie in section, showing the zdevice'inposition'.

'-se'ctio n,f illustrating the In Q thOdi I Figure iis perspectiveviewofthe deyicef "F gures "5 and 56 are, 'esp' ectivelygan ele-I I Figur 8 isfaperspeotive i iew ofthis'fonn ANTICREEPERF reissue filed Marc1131y-11928 Serial No. zes -106s.

of the rail and as a means of engagementof the entiereepenF With the cross tie B.

PATENT"L FF' C I f Hone-1310s. GiLLMon, 0F wesnmerron, DISTRICT or C L BIAL;

vThe severalfportions areso eonstructedend's related that the e' nticreepei F may be placed s in the position, shown. byfthe fulliines in e Figures 3 and, 7 W iththe portion K tfansverselybelowthe rail A, the portion I' oonv -s tecting'at' L With the Web E, theportion G' v,

oontaetingjat one side of the, base D to the positionsl'lownin Figures 1,2, 5nnd encithepor'tion H contacting at lN-at'the oti'ier side ofv the bas ef D; and .then forced .65 I I 6' by eblow sof 'a' hammer, on other suitable iIn- 'p1e1ne11t',,ap )1ied in thedireetion of the small arrow P iii-Figures 3 and 7 or other equally convenient a )pl1cat1 onof force. Theanti-' .ei eeper F will thus be forcibly moved angu- .iei'iy and transversely upon the rail ancifwill assume successive angular positions, one of W1'1i'ehis shoWn by dotted lines inFigui'e 3. '1

antioreepen F1 are so formecl end' IeIated "one The several portions, I, Genet Hvof' the to the other that, inthe unstressedlcondition '"struc'ted .With at surface On arranged to ride ofF, before application to thereil', the: teIjv minei erniI'I imam-er to :the terminaierni .eo1 np osed=of.land G than vit isafte i E has been hrought; to. its proper final :g ifpping position on thefra'il A. The aLrniH is con upon the lower-eornerofthe hesDdnrin the'forced movement of upon; the rail, 3 so as tostraintheentiereeper"F'frorn its form whnntihstresisedt indioatedby thedottedlines in Figures the 'fotmhsslimed in the.

ndition in which it isefter ejpplistressed co f oat-ion t0 he raillgA, shown. bythe ,fnll lines inFignres' v1 anctf); The form of the surface 1 O is snohthat' the Change in fol nifioin the unstressed: to the jstressed condition i of the" antiereeper Fgjis eii'eetedi gradually" and in' proportion tothe movement of F toward its properrfinel; gripping position; i and that the "grip of F "upon the ra i-ll Ain e11 intermediate 7 v wpositionsson the. rail Aybetweenxthe initial position shown in Fignres Send ;7 and the final; gripping fposition shown in Figures 1 erossties onelof is shown, at B i. gThe entici'eeper F is'eonstru'cted" with a poirtion If adapted to engegethe web E, eportion-G t 50; adapted";toengegeythe top of the base Diaty miis d t d. pofii ii ad t w en a :bas Detythe other; side of, the feiiA, the W erveni g e y P'Q' t K ervi g o nonf eat the, portions en a ing "op esite eid s to drivle Fto itsgfinal' position;

, t 1 0' angle, Willretain' F uponthe rail'A many and Q2111 snchinte mediatepositions end thus 'perv it eisucee'ssion of blows "appiiedto EetPi side, the portion I of the anticreeper F may be extended and provided with a surface Q, adapted to engage, when F is in final gripping position, the under side of the head'C; so that, in such final position, the portions I and G would be forced in between the rail headand base and would then seat in what is often referred to as the fishing space of the rail A, in a manner similar to the engagement of this bar. V V

It will readily'be seen that after the anticreeper F has been forced to its finalgripping position on the rail, shown in Figures 1, 2, 5, and 6, the portion I, whatever its length, is firmly pressed against the Web E and the portion G against the base D and, if the por-' tion I is made extended andprovided with the surface Q, the under side of the rail head C willbe engaged and pressed upon. The rail A is thus firmly gripped by the antiereeper F and engagement of the portion H with the base D at the other side of the rail A, effectually locks the anticreeper F in position on the rail A. v a

The direction in which the rail A tends to creep is indicated by the arrow in Figures 2 and 6. Contact of the body portion K of the anticreeper F with the cross tie B prevents forward movement of the V anticreeper and its grip upon the rail A thus holdsthe rail and prevents the creep ing movement of A. Engagement of the body ortion K with the cross tie B will generally e as some distance below'the bottom of the.

base D of the rail A, so that any tendency of the rail A-to move forward will tendto tilt the anticreeper F and thus increase its grip upon the rail A. a "If it" is desired to remove the anticreeper F from the rail A it is necessary to apply force, preferably by striking the terminal arm H in the direction of the arrow. at R in Figures 1 and5. .Several blowsmay be necessary, Their effect is to produce angular and transverse movement of'the anti-"creeper Fv uponthe rail A in a direction which is the reverse of that taken in applying the antic'reeper to the ra1l,'the success ve positions or may be removed with the hand from the.

rail A.

It will readily be seen that the antiereeper ,F may be easily andcheaply fashioned from a rolled bar of suit-able metal; that it may be applied with .ease by unskilled labor; and

that, while effectually locked in position so as to prevent accidental displacement or 1603-.

ening upon the rail, it maybe easily and rapidly removed fromthe rail.

space, at the joint,'by the fish -While I have described but two embodi 'ments of my invention, it will be obvious that modifications might be made without departing from the principles 1 of the invention.

out of contact with the bottom of the'rail base,

and end portions disposedso as to rigidly engage the web and upper surface of the base at one side of the' rail and the edge of the rail base at theothcr side of the rail.

2. A rail anchor, comprising a single piece 1 of n'1etal,end portions of which grip the web and top of the rail base: at one side of the rail and the edge of the rail base at the other side of the rail, and a body portion constructed to be out of contact with the bottom of the rail base, and adapted to engage a cross tie.

,3. A rail anchor comprising a body adapt-- ed to bearagainst a cross tie, and end portions disposed so as toengage and grip the web and base of a rail at one side and the rail base at the other side of the rail when said railanchor is applied to the rail, and forcibly moved thereon angularly in a plane transversc'to the rail.

4:- An anticreeper for rails including a body member adapted to engage a cross tic but not the bottom of the railbase, and end portions adapted to engage and grip the web and uppersurface of thebase of the rail at one side and the edge of the base of the rail at the other side of the rail.

5. An anticreeper formed from a single bar of metal bent to form a body portion adapted to engage a cross tie and to be held out of contactwith the bottom of the rail base, and

terminal arms of unequal length adapted to grip the web and base of the rail" at one side of the rail and of the rail. a a I 6. .An anticreeper for rails including a therail base at the other side body memberengageable with a cross tie but not with thebottom of the rail base, and

terminal gripping arms formed! on the body memberfor securing said anticreeper on the rail by engagement with the Web at one side :and the rail base'at the other side, said antiarms upon the rail may be tightened or loosened. I V a 7 A rail anchorformed from a single bar of metal bent at 1ts ends to form a long arm adapted to engage the web and upper surface of the rail base atone side and 'a short arm adapted" to engage the edge of the rail base at'the other side. i c

- 1 to" be forced"in 'betweenuthe" head and base.

i 8; An anticreeper comprising. a member having the ends thereof formed to: engage and grip ,the web-and' upper surfaceof the base i i of: the rail at oneside and [the lower corner of thebaseof the rail at itheother sideof the mil, saideanticreeper being adapted to move angularly "transversely uponi the rail afterbeing applied theretoitoefiect the gripping ii action andlock' saidanticreeper on the rail.

9. s'A railwanchor comprising a, single bar cof'meta'l bent; to form a body *portion'adapted' to bearagainst'atie b'elowthe raillbasefand' terminal portions engageable with the eb said "an-ticre'eper in position on" the rail.-

engage" .theilower, corner of l the rail base at one side of the rail, and a portionadapted lof'thel rail at theother'side. of the rail;

1 11: An"anticreeper:eomprising a single bar;

; J I of metalb'entzto forniabod y'portion engage the railj rbase,anend portionadapted to be 'forcedinfbetween the 'head and base of the" Y rail at-Jone side oisthe. rail, and anendlponftion adapted'to'engagerthe lower corner only i of the railbasefatthe othersi-deof theraili' able, with a crossitie but notthe bottomiof I 12.1mm antioreeper, a body disposed transversely and beneath the bottom ,ofthe rail, andaa pair of terminal arms adap'tedio rigidly engage web," the undernsurfaoe of. the headland the top of the base of anemia, at one jsideyand the lowereornerof the rail c base at theother side of the rail :when said body is'fforeib X moiiedtransversely of ;;the

' y I'Gtfilll' the anticreeper in Aposition up'OI i-tl 18Iail ."mg- Y I "13. 1 Ans -antiereeper formed from a} single barof metalg-bent at its ends to form arms of unequal length,,thew1onger adapteditoengage l theWeb and'upper surface ofthe base of'ithe rail-atone side of the'rail; andyth'ei shorter the lower corner of the base of; the rail at "the other sideof the-rail.'ifia orossl tle'and ,p'ortion,"a portlontadapted to engage the rail, and there "14. The combination with a railroadrail'having a-head, weband base, of-ananticreeper provided with aportion en}; gaging the Web and base of the railat one side of the I rail; a portion engaging -a cross 5 tie to prevent forwardfmovement, and a portion engaging the raillbase at the, other side of the rail" to prevent ilaterali displacementof saidantiereepen1 I base atone side, and a corner of the rail base at the other side of the rail, Whensaid body is foroibly moved transversely of the rail,

thereby toyretain the anticreeperin position uponithe' rail; 1 w t a y 16; A one-piece anticreeper comprising av body. adapted ito, engage a cross tiei below the I rail base,'two end arms, one extending inf ardIyandnp ardIy and-one extending out}- Wardly and upwardlyboth-lyingsnbstantially v in the plane/of the body, and serving-by transversepressure'upon-the eb andvertical and transverse pressure-upon the rail basev to cause: the anticreeper strongly to gripv the rail. l

17. An anchor, comprising an: nnder rail portion, an end portion;extending inwardly overthe IJlIidBI"I'&;llPOI't10 I1 andhavlng a' curved portion at the free end thereof adapted a,

to piyo'tally engage one 'sideof the rail and bearag'ainsttheeb thereof when the anchor is applied to said rail with a transyerse an-' gular movement, and an end portion adapted to engage the opposite side of; the rail.

v 18. Anfanchor, Comprising -an-11nder rail 1 portion, an end; portion extending upwardly and inwardly over said under rail portion and I havinga-curved portion at the .freeend thereof, adapted to engage surfaces-at one side of therail in the regions at each sideyof and in proximity toth'efpoint ofjunction of the base flange and the web, anda second end portion." extendingfrom saidrunder,railportion adapt;

ed to engagethevot-her side of the rail. 1 I

19. In a railway tracklconstruction, a:-tie,-' i i it:

= a railsupportedon said tie, an anchor'mountv edonfsai'd rail comprising an under] rail portion, an'xendportion extendingover the base flange at one side of therail and hearing on the rail atthdregionwoi the junction oithe. base flange withlthe Web'and creating ajs'trong pressure OILthe'I'aiIin a directiontransverse- I ly oft-he webxofthe rail, and an end portion engaging the otherside of the-railresisting Q the action of the first mentioned endaportion. 'QOUA He-pieCe anticreeper comprising-a (body adapted to engage a crosstie below'the rail base, two jend armsfone extendingin- Wardly, and fseryingbyl pressure; Upon the Web in a transverse dlreotion and by pressure on the base'jinja' Vertical and transverse] I ClllBCtlQIlyfiQ cansejthe ant creeper strongly to 1 griptherail; n I c 21. Anenchor, comprlsingan under rail Web at one side of a rail, anda portion adapted to engage the edge of the; base "flangeat the' other" sideofsaid rail, where- I saidedge of the'baseflange. c I

.22; An anchor," eomprlsmg'an under rail:

I v t v I c strong gripping action on 's'aidwebandon" I -15. Injganlantioreeperyagbody disposed so, t 3 as'to beoutlofcontact With-the bottomlof the 1 rail and gagpfair; terminal armskadapted to ,portionpan endportiongentending"upwardly"" f i ri'g jidlyyzengager he "Web and top "oft the rail I 'and yinwardly over,, saidg-;under rail portion 1 adapted to engage the web at one side of a rail, and an end portion extending upwardly from said under rail portion adapted to engage the opposite side of the rail, whereby upon theanchor being forced transversely on a rail it is distorted and in tending to assume its original shape exerts a stron bearing pressure on the rail in a direction substantiallyat right lines to the direction in which the second mentioned end portion'extends, said posite side of the rail, whereby upoinforcing the anchor transversely of said rail it is distorted and intending to assume its original shape causesa strong initial gripping action on the rail.

24. An integralanchor comprising an un der rail portion having a member adapted to bear with pressure against a base flange of the rail and an overhangingportionadapted to press against the opposite side or the rail at the region between the point oftangency of the fillet with'the upper surface of the base flange and the junction of the web with the head of the rail and impose itsgreatest component pressure on the rail, to resist the pressure of said member against thebase flange, in'a plane intersecting thevertical axis of the rail above its bottom surface, when the anchor is applied to its gripping position on the rail.

25. An anchor having an under rail portion, a rail flangeoverhanging portion adapted to engage one side of a rail in the region between the upper surface of its base flange and the under surface of its head, and a toe portion extending from the unde'r'rail portion adapted to engage the opposite side of the rail, a part of the anchor being deformable to bring the metal under stress during the placing of the anchor on the rail to effect a gripping actionon the rail by'said engaging portions. s I

26. An integral anchor having an under rail portion. a "rail flange overhanging portion adapted to engage one side of a rail in the region between the upper surface of its base flange and the under surface of its head and atoe portion extendingfrom the under rail portion adapted to engage the opposite the web with'thehead of therail, and a portion deformable during placement of the anchor on therailto effect a gripping action between the said engaging portions on the rail.

28. A unitary anchor comprising railen- 'gaging portions adapted to engageopposite sides of the rail in different'horizontal planes above the base of the rail, an under rail portion substantially out of engagement with the base of the rail, said anchor being deformable .during placement to efiect a gripping between said rail engaging portions to grip the anchor to the rail. I r 29. A unitary anchor comprising portions adapted to engage opposite sides of the rail in 'diflerent horizontal-planes, said anchorbeing deformable during placement ofthe anchor to cause said engaging portions to press cooperatively. against the rail in opposite directions in aplane of 7 direction passing through the rail in a diagonal direction.

SO I 30. A unitary anchor comprising portions adaptedto engage opposite sides of the rail,

a portion deformable during placement of the anchor on the rail to causesaid engaging portions to press cooperatively against the rail in opposite directions in a plane of direction passing through the rail-in a'diagonal direction.v v

a rail supported on'said tie, an anchor mounted on said rail comprising an-underrail portion, an end portion extendmg over the base flange at one sidepfztherail and bearing on of the rail resisting; the'action of the first mentioned end portion.

31, In a railway track construction, a tie, I 

